The Roman small Letters.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s s t u v w x y z &c.

The Roman Capitals.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.

The Italick small Letters and Capitals.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s s t u v w x y z &c.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.

Double Letters and Consonants.

ct ff fi ffi fl ffl ll sh si ssi sl ss st, &c.

Vowels.

a e i o u.

Words of one Syllable.

AB ac ad af ag ak al am an ap ar at ax az.

Ba ca da fa ga ha ja ka la ma na pa ra sa ta va qua wa ya xa za.

Bab bac bad baf bag bak bal bam ban bap bar bas bat bay baz.

Ab abs bab gab hab habs jab kab chab lab mab nab rab sab zab shab sheb eb deb keb reb zeb leb lebs lib lyb ib bid dib gib jib kib mib nib rib phib.

Words of many Syllables Divided.

The Childs Lesson.

CHRIST is the Truth. Christ is the Light. Christ is my Way. Christ is my Life. Christ is my Saviour. Christ is my hope of Glory.

Christ is my Redeemer. Christ is my Rock. Christ is the Door. Christ is my King, and Lord of Lords. Christ is the Corner-stone. Christ is the Lamb of God that takes away my Sin.

CHRIST is the Power of God. Christ is my Wisdom, Christ is my Righteousness. Christ is my Sanctification. Christ is my Iustification. Christ is the Seed. Christ is the Resurrection.

Christ destroyeth the Devil and his Works, which leadeth Man and Woman from God; and so Christ is the Way to God again.

SARAH was a good Woman.

JEZEBEL was a bad Woman, who kil­led the Iust, and turned against the Lord's Prophets, with her attired Head and painted Face, peeping out of the Window.

CHRIST I must feel within me, who [Page 11] is my Life and my Light, and the Truth; and that is God that sheweth me my Thoughts and Imaginations of my Heart; and that is the Lord God that doth search my Heart.

It is the Spirit of Truth that doth lead into all Truth.

It is the Spirit of Truth that reproves the World of Sin.

And that is the good Spirit which re­proves the bad and his Works.

And the Light manifesteth and repro­veth; and that which doth make manifest and reprove, is the Light.

And that which giveth the Light of the Knowledge of the glory of God, in the Face of Iesus Christ, is the Light which shineth in the Heart.

And that which may be known of God is manifest within, which God hath sh [...]wn unto you; that is that which shews you Sin and Evil.

The Gospel is the Power of God.

The Cross of Christ is the Power of God, which crucifieth from the State of ADAM and EVE in the Fall, in that Power is [Page 12] the Glorying, an Everlasting Glorying, And this is above the Fleshly Glorying of ADAM and EVE in the Fall, with his Sons and Daughters.

The Church is in God the Father of Christ, and not a Steeple-house; and that is the Spi­rit that mortifies from my Sin.

And they that are led by the Spirit of God are the Sons of God; and that is the Spirit of God, that doth instruct me in God's ways, which are good, and that is the bad Spirit which leadeth into bad ways.

And if I be a Child of God, I must not grieve him, but must be meek, and sober, and gentle, and loving and quiet, righte­ous and humble, and live in the Fear of God, and live godly, and not Lie, not do any wrong to any one.

So if I be wild, froward, wicked, heady, high-minded, wilful, stubborn, proud, envious, disdainful, scornful, unrighteous, ungodly, and lie, and do not the Truth, and forget God, such God turneth into Hell, that grieveth him.

In the beginning was the Word.

[Page 13]Since the beginning were the Words; and since the beginning was Babel, which is the beginning of Tongues, which is the Priests Original, but the Saints Original is the Word before Babe was, and that is the Original, and make Divine, and not the Tongues that began at Babel.

And it cost the second Adam his Blood, to purchase me out of the state of Adam and Eve in the Fall, to set me in the state that he was in before he fell, to that which is a blessed state, out of the cursed state, and not only to the blessed state that Adam and Eve were in before they fell; but to Christ that never fell, to his Stature.

A Child being fallen from the Image of God, he hath not Peace.

A Child being in the Image of God he hath Peace.

A Child being fallen from the Holiness, he doth not see God: but being in the Holiness he doth see God.

And the Image of God is Righteousness and true Holiness.

In six Dayes the Lord made the Heavens [Page 14] and the Earth, and all things therein▪ and the sixth Day made Man and Woman, and bad him have Dominion over the Works of his Hands.

CHRIST is my Foundation.

And Christ is the first and the last.

And Christ is a quickning Spirit.

Abel was a good Man.

Cain was a bad man full of Envy and Wrath, who killed his Brother about Re­ligion.

Isaac was a good man, and sober.

Ishmael was a wild Mocker and a scor­ning Archer, and turned into the Wilder­ness.

Iacob was a good man; Esau was a prophane man (who turned against Iacob) who bore the Sword.

The Spirit of Truth is my Leader into all Truth, and sheweth me things to come.

And the Power of God is my Keeper from Sin and Evil

And the Worship of God is in the Spirit and in the Truth.

Proper Names in Scripture divided onto Sylla­bles, and the Significations of them in Eng­lish; together with other memorable [...]assa­ges mentioned in Scripture, necessary and delightful for Children to Read and Learn.

ADam signifies, Man Earthly red, The World was created in six days: Adam was the first Man in the Likeness of God, and according to his Image but he lost his I­mage through Disobedience, in eating of the Fruit that God had forbid him to eat of. And Adam gave a Name to the Woman which was made of his Rib (while he was asleep) and called her Eve; and he gave names to all other Creatures; after that Adam and Eve had Transgressed, God drove them out of Pa­radice (where they were at first placed) and set a fiery two edged Sword to keep the Way of the Tree of Life. Adam lived till he was nine hundred and thirty years old, and beg [...]t many Sons and Daughters. After Adam's Trans­gression the Earth was cur [...]ed, and brought forth Thistles and Thorns▪ and man got his Bread by the Sweat of his Brow. Cain and A­bel were Adam's Sons.

Cain was a Husband-man, and being dis­pleased that his Offerings were reproved, and not his Brother Abel's although he was rebu­ked of God for his [...]vy) slew his Brother, [Page 16] and offended seven fold thereby; after that, he was made a Fugitive, and a Vagabond u­pon the Earth, for he was accursed of God; his Sin was sevenfold; for first, He did not rightly divide; secondly, He envied his Bro­ther; thirdly, He dealt sabtilly; fourthly, He killed him; fifthly, He stubbornly denied it; sixthly, He despaired; seventhly, Being Condemned, he Repented not.

This Cain was the first builder of the earthly City, in the which he bestowed his Children for fear, because he used Violence, [...]avine and Spoil.

Abel, he was a Keeper of Sheep, his Offering was accepted of the Lord, because he was Righteous; he was the first Martyr.

E noch, Ta [...]gh [...] or Dedicate, the Father of Me [...]hu sa [...]h lived till he was nine hundred sixty and nine years Enoch walked with God, and was not, for God took him.

La mech, Poor, Humbled, or Smitten ▪ after he had lived one hundred eighty and two years, he begat a Son, and called him Noah, which signifies a C [...]sing or Rest; and Lamech said, This same shall consort us concerning our Work, and Toil of our Hands, because of the Ground the Lord hath cursed. Noah was a just man, and perfect in his Generation, and walked with God, and was a Preacher of Righteousness; he was commanded [Page 17] of God to make an Ark, that he and his Fa­mily should enter into it, for their preserva­tion, Gen. 6.

Noah, with two of a sort of every Creature, Male and Female, were shut into the Ark, and the World was drowned, Gen. 7.

And when the Waters had prevailed on the Earth fifteen Cubits upwards; after one hun­dred and fifty days the Waters were abated; Noah opened a Window of the Ark, and sent forth a Raven and a Dove; the Dove found no rest for the Sole of her Foot, but returned to the Ark, and Noah took her into the Ark, Gen, 8.

The Rain bow, a Token of the Covenant of God, Gen. 9.

Ba bel signifies, Confusion; at the building of Babel Languages were confounded, Gen. 11.

A-bram signifies, an high-Father: his name was changed Gen. 17. from Abram to A-bra-ham, which signifies, a Father of a great Multi­tude: he was the Son of Terah; Sarah was his Wife: He went out of his Native Coun­try at God's Commandment; God promised him and his Seed the Land of Canaan; he tra­velled into Aegypt, & when he returned from thence he was very Rich; to avoid s [...]rife he part­ed company with Lot, his Nephew; he delive­red Lot out of Captivity; refused to be en­riched [Page 18] by the King of Sodom, he instr [...]cted his Family in Righteousness; God tried his Faith by willing him to offer up his only Son Isaac.

Sa-rah, a Lady or D [...]me ▪ Daughter of [...]; the Lord promised her a Child when she was old, and she had one accordingly: she would not have Ishmael, who was born of H [...]g [...]r [...]the bond Woman to be Heir with her Son Isaac, she was called the [...]ree Woman. When she died, Abraham bewailed her greatly, and bought a plat of Ground of the Sons of I [...]eth to bury her in; after his death he also was buried in the Cave of M [...]ch-pelah. God remem­b [...]d his promise made [...]n to Abraham, and comforted Israel in their Afflictions, God was with Abraham in all that he did▪ for he was a Righteous man, and faithfull to the Lord.

And for the wickedness in Sodom and Go mor rah the Lord rained upon it Brimstone and Fire▪ and Abraham looked towards Sodom and Go mo-rrah, and [...]o the sm [...]ke of the Country went up as the Smoke of a Furnace, Gen. 19.

As Lot was entring into Zo-ar, his Wife looked back, from behind him, and she became a Pillar of Salt.

I-saac signifies, Laughter, Abraham's Son by Sarah,

Re-be-kah signifies, fe [...] ▪ she was Daughter [Page 19] to Be th [...]-el, was given in Marri [...]ge to I sa ac: The Lord blessed I sa-ac, so that when he sowed he received an hundred fold, Gen. 2 [...].

Ia cob signifies, a S [...]pplanter; he was the Son of I sa-ac; he was a plain man, and dwelt in Tents, he bought E-sau's Birth right for Red Portage: I sa-ac blest him, at which E sau was troubled▪ Iacob fled to H [...]ran, and as soon as he saw Rachel the Daughter of Laban, his Mothers Brother, he wept, he served Laban seven years for Rachel, and they seemed unto him but a few days, because he loved her; the years being ended, he asked his Wife of [...], but Leah was given unto him; he served other seven years for Rachel, he lov'd her more than Leah, he came but with a Staff to Laban, but after the Lord bles­sed him, so that he became very Rich; the Lord said unto him by an Angel, Thy name shall be called Iacob no more, but Is-ra el ▪ because thou hast had power with God, thou shalt also prevail with men.

E-sau signifies doing or working; he was the Son of I sa-ac, E sau was a cunning Hun­ter, he sold his Birth right for a mess of Pot­tage; against his Fathers will he took him Wives of the Posterity of Ish-mael which was a grief to Isaac and Re-be-kah his Mother.

I-sra-el signifies, a Prince of God, or prevai­ling with God.

[Page 20] Io-seph signifies encreasing; one of the Sons of Iacob, he was beloved of his Father and hated of his Brethren; he was cast into a Pit by his Brethren, and afterwards sold to the Ishmaelites, and afterwards to Potiphar, whose house was blessed for Ioseph's sake; Ioseph was made Ruler thereof, he was fair and well favoured, and he interpreted Phara­oh's Dreams, and was made Ruler over all Aegypt under Pharaoh. He sold Corn into all Countries in the Famine-time; he spoke roughly to his Brethren at first when they came to buy Corn, and put them in Ward, but after disclosed himself to them, and com­forted them, and sent for his Father into Aegypt.

Iacob blessed Ioseph's two Sons, and died, Gen. c. 48. and c. 49.

Ioseph died, Gen. 50.

A new King arose over Aegypt that knew not Ioseph, Ex. 1.

Pharaoh oppressed the Israelites.

Moses, signifies drawn forth; at his Birth he was hid in Bulrushes in a River and was found by Pharaoh's Daughter Ex. 2.

God appeared unto Moses in a Burning Bush Ex. 2.

Moses and Aaron told Pharaoh, saying Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my People go; and Pharaoh said. Who is the Lord, that I should obey his Voice.

[Page 21]God plagued Pharaoh with 10 Plagues because he would not let the Children of Israel go free; 1. Of Bloudy waters. 2. Of Frogs. 3. Of Lice. 4. Of Flies. 5. Of Murrain. 6. of Scabs 7. Of Hail. 8. Of Grashoppers. 9. Of Darkness. 10. Death of their First born Ex. 7 8 9 10.

The Isralites departed out of Egypt and spoiled the Egyptians Ex. 12.

The Isralites were led by a fiery and clou­dy Pillar, Ex. 13.

Pharaoh and his Host pursued after them.

The Sea parted, that the Children of Isra­el went upon Dry-land in the midst of the Sea, and the Waters were a Wall unto them on both hands; but Pharaoh's Host was drowned in the Sea, Ex. 14.

Then Moses and the Children of Israel sung a Song unto the Lord Ex. 15.

Moses made bitter waters sweet Ex. 15.

God sent Quails and Manna in the Wilder­ness Ex. 16.

Moses brought water out of the Rock. Aa-ron signifies a Teacher; when Aa- ron went in before the Lord, he was to put on the Breast-plate of Judgment, the Urim and the Thummim. Urim signifies Light, and Thummim signifies Truth and Perfection; so Light, Truth, and perfection were to be upon his heart.

Io shu ah signifies, the same with Iesus [Page 22] which is a Saviour; he succeeded Moses ▪ he humbled himself before God Iosh. 7. in overcame many Kings and Countries, he left nothing undone that Moses had commanded, he and all his House served the Lord.

Samp-son slew a thousand of the Philistines with a Jaw-bone of an Ass; he also killed a Lion.

Sampson carried away the Gates and Posts and Bars of the City Gaza on his Shoulders to the top of the Hill Hebron, Iudg. 16.

The Philistines put out Sampson's eyes Samp­son was aveng'd on them at once and pulled down the House upon them Iudg. 19.

Ruth signifies, watred or filled: she found favour in the eyes of Bonz and was marrried to him, and bare him a Son named O-bed, he was the Father of [...]esse [...], the Father of Da­vid.

Sa-mu-el signifies, heard of God; he was offered to God by his Mother he was in fa­vour both with the Lord, and also with Men; God called him thrice, and revealed his Will to him, and made him a Prophet; he Judg­ed Israel with diligence, all his dayes the Philistines were brought under; when he died he was bewailed greatly.

E-li-jah signifies, God the Lord; he was a Prophet, who foretold the Famine to come a­mong the Israelites; he was fed by Ravens; the Lord sent him to A-hab, whom he boldly [Page 23] reproved for following Ba- [...]-lim; by Prayer he obtained Rain, he was persecuted by Ie-za-bel, he fled from her, and being almost famished, he was fed by an Angel, in the strength or which Meat he travelled fourty dayes and forty nights, he afterwards to [...]k courage against Iezebel, and foretold Aha [...]s and Iezebels death; at his Prayer Fire came down from Heaven and destroyed two Cap­tains with their Men; He was an Hairy man, and girded with a Girdle of Leather; he was taken up into Heaven by a Whirl-wind.

E-li sha signifies, My God saveth; E-li-jah anointed him Prophet in his room; he was called to be a Prophet from the Plough-tail, 1 Kings 9.19. he craved of Elijah to have his Spirit doubled upon him: forty-two Chil­dren that mocked him were devouted by two [...]; he healed Na a man of a Leprosie, of whom he would take no reward, because he would not sell the Gift of God; he raised the Shunamites dead Son, he healed the deadly Pottage, 2 Kings 4. Elisha weeping shewed unto H [...]zael the evil that he should do unto Israel.

Da-vid signifies, beloved, he was a ruddy man, and withal of a beautiful Countenance, and goodly to look to, Samuel anointed him King, yet afterwards he fed his Fathers Sheep, slew the Gyant Goliah, and brought two hundred of tire fore skins of the Philistins to Saul [...]: [Page 24] God was with David, and therefore Soul fear­ed him, and commanded that he should be slain; It was said of David, his Kingdom abi­deth forever; he followed the Lord with all his heart, save only in the matter of Uriah.

Job signifies, Sorrowful, he was a man Up­right and Just, fearing God; he was bereaved of his Substance and Children, yet he praised God in his Afflictions.

Ie re-mi-ah signifies, my Height or Fearing; he was a Prophet, to whom the Lord gave his Word to preach; he cried against the Priests that [...]ore rule by their Means, which he said was a horrible & filthy thing commit­ted in the Land; he was persecuted and moc­ked for publishing the Truth and Word of God; and Pasher the Son of Imn [...] the Priest, when he heard what he Prophesied, he smote Iere­miah, & put him into the Sto [...]ks; he was at an­other time taken by the Priests, and accused before the Governours, and as he was going from Ierusalem into the Land of Benjamin, he was taken by an Officer, and had before the Princes, who smote him, and committed him to Prison, where he lay in a Du [...]geon a long time, but at last was delivered by Zede­kiah the King, out of that place; and the King commanded they should put him into the Court of the Prison, and daily to give him a piece of Bread: but the Princes desired the King that he might be put to death, for [Page 25] that he prophesied, That the City should f [...]re­ly be given into the hands of the King of Babel 's Army: Then the King said, He is in your hands, for the King can deny you nothing: So they took Ieremiah and let him down with Cords into a Dungeon, where there was no water but mi [...]e, till Ieremiah stuck fast into the mi [...]e; but in this Dungeon the Lord pre­served him, and at last delivered him out.

E ze ki el signifies, the strength of God, he was a Prophet; he was fed with the Word of God, and made bold with his Spirit; he cried, Wo to the Shepherds that sought after the F [...]eece, and clothed themselves with the Wool, and fed with the Fat, and made a Prey upon the People; he said, The Lord would ga­ther his Sheep from their Mouths, and that they should be a Prey unto them no longer.

Ba la-am, signifies, the Antiquity or the Devourer, or Destruction of the People, he was called a Prophet, Balak King of Moah hired him to curse the People of God; he was slain among the Midianites, he was one that loved the Wages of Unrighteousness, & there­fore was rebuked of a dumb His; he taught Balak to lay a stumbling block before the Chil­dren of Israel.

Da ni el, signifies, Iudgment of God, a Prophets Name; he would not defile himself with the Kings Meat; he declar'd to Ne-bu- [...]-ne-zar his Dream; wherefore he was ad­vanc'd [Page 26] by the King unto great dignity; he foretold Bel-sha zer, That he should be de­prived of his Kingdom: Daniel was made the third Ruler of the Kingdom, because the Spirit of the Lord was excellent in him; wherefore the Rulers and Governours fought occasions against him, but they could find no fault; for he was faithful to the Lord; so they consulted together, and got Darius the King to make a Decree, That whosoever should ask a Petition of any (God or Man) for thirty days, save of the King, he should be cast into the Den of Lions; but Daniel kneeled on his Knees, and prayed to, and praised his God in his Chamber, his Window being open, as he used to do aforetime, wherefore they accused him to the King, for breaking the Decree for which he was cast in­to the Lions Den, and a [...]one was laid there­on, and the King sealed it with his Signet, that the purpose might not be changed con­cerning Daniel; then the King went unto his Palace, and remained [...]asting, neither were the Instruments of Musick brought before him, and his sleep went from him: Then the King arose early, and went in all haste unto the Den of Lions, and when he came to the Den, he cried with a Lamentable voice unto Daniel; and the King spake and said to Daniel, O! Daniel, the Servant of the Living God, Is not thy God (whom thou al­wayes [Page 27] servest) able to deliver thee from the Li­ons? Then said Daniel unto the King, O! King, live forever, My God hath sent his Angel, and hath shut the Lions Mouthes, that they have not hurt me; for my Iustice was found out before him, and unto thee O! King, have I done no hurt: Then was the King ex­ceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel out of the Den, so Daniel was brought out of the Den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God: And by the Com­mandment of the King, those Men that had accused Daniel, were brought, and were cast into the Den of Lions, even they, their Chil­dren and Wives; & the Lions had the mastery of them, and brake their Bones in pieces be­fore they came at the ground of the Den. This Daniel also delivered Susanna from the two wicked Judges; he destroyed Bell and his Temple, and slew the Dragon which they Worshipped.

Ne-bu chad ne-zar, signifies, the mourning of the Generation, or w [...]ing of Iudgment; he was King of Babel: he conquered Egypt, and destroyed Ierusalem: he erected an Image of Gold, and commanded it should be honour­ed; and decreed, That whosoever refased to fall down to the said Image; should be cast into a hot fiery Furnace he dwelt seven years a­mongst wild Beasts.

[Page 28]The three Children were cast into the fiery Furnace, for not worshipping the Image; but God delivered them out of the Furnace.

Jo-si-ah ▪ signifies The Fire or Burning of the Lord, the Son of Zephaniah; Iddo ▪ prophesi [...]ed of him, That he should destroy the Idola­try of Jeroboam; he was made King of Jud [...], and he put down Idols and caused Baals Priests to be put to death.

I-sai-ah ▪ signifies the Health or Salvation of the Lord, he was a Prophet of the Lord.

Mat-thew, signifies, Given or a Reward, he was an Apostle called by Christ,

Je-sus, signifies, A Saviour, or The Lord a Saviour, the Son of God, a Voice from Heaven said unto him, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, he came of the Seed of David, whose Kingdom endureth forever: Christ signifies Anointed, at the Age of twelve years, Jesus disputed with the Doct­ors, and th People were astonished at his Wisdom, yet many would not believe he was the Christ, because he descended of so low Parentage, and said, Is not this the Carpen­ter's Son? Great Multitudes followed him, and he healed many diseases, his coming and Preaching was in great humility, he was Mocked, Persecuted, and put to Death by the Jews, the chief priests perswaded the Multitude to ask of Pilate, that Christ might be put to Death; after his death they perse­cuted [Page 29] his Apostles, and imprisoned Peter and John, and commanded they should preach no more in the Name of Jesus, and also Stoned Stephen to death. And King Herod persecuted the Christians, Killed James, the Brother of John with the Sword, and because he saw it pleased the Jews he Imprisoned Peter also.

Paul, signifies, Marvel or marvelously, he was an Apostle of Christ, he was marve­lously converted from being a Persecutor of the Church of Christ to be an Apostle, and an elect Vessel of God.

Pe-ter, signifies, a Stone, or Rock, an Apostle of Christ.

John signifies The Grace of God, or Gift, or Mercy of the Lord, the Son of Zebedee, he and his Brother James were called by Christ, as they were mending their Nets, to be Apostles: John was Banished into the Isle of Pathmos.

Ti-mo-thy signifies, The honour of God, or the honouring of God, or precious to God.

Titus signifies, Honourable.

Thomas signifies, a Twin.

Philip signfies, a Warrier, or lover of Hor­ses.

Sa-ma ri-tans signifies, Keepers, marvelous hard thorny places, or Dreggs.

The reason of the Names of the Books of Mo­ses, and other Books.

THE Hebrews usually named their Books from some of the first Words in the be­ginning of each: As the first they called Be-re-shith, that is, In the Beginning, the first word of that Book.

The second they called Ve-le-she-meth, which signifies, Now these are the Names.

The third they called Va ji kra, which sig­nifies, And called, for so it begins in the He­brew.

The fourth Bam-mid-bar, which signifies, In the Wilderness: the Lord spake to Moses in the Wilderness.

The fifth, El le ha dab ba rim, which sig­nifies, These the Words.

The Greek Interpreters, and others from them, called the first Genesis, that is, Ge­neration, because it declares the Creation and Generation of the World and of Men.

The second Exodus, which signifies, A pas­sing out; because in it is declared the passing out of the Children of Israel out of Egypt, in the beginning of that Book.

The third Liviticus, because in it is decla­red the Laws and Order of the Levites.

The fourth Numbers, because in the begin­ning thereof is the sum of the Children of Is­rael.

[Page 31]The fifth Deuteronomy, which is, Second Law, the Law repeated the second time.

Iudges is called from the Declaration of Judges, that judged Israel before the Kings.

Kings, from the Declaration of the Kings that reigned in Israel after the Judges. Chronicles signifies, a declaration of the things that were done in their several times.

Ecclesiastes signifieth, the Preacher, because so it begins, The words of the Preacher.

The rest are named from the names of the Writers, or things easie to be understood: As.

Colossians signifies, punished

Corinthians signifies, filled.

Ephesus signifies, desirable.

Thessalonica signifies, the other Victory of God.

The Signification of the seven Arts.

THE word Grammar comes of a Word that signifies to write.

Rhetorick, of a Word that signifies, to speak fluently.

Logick, of a Word that signifies, to speak and reason.

Astronomy signifies, the Law or Distribu­tion of the Stars.

Geometry signifies, measuring of the Earth.

Musick signifies, the Muses Art, or Authors of Songs, or Poetry.

[Page 32] Atithmetick comes of a Word that signifies, Number.

Weights, Measures, and Coyns mentioned in Scriptures, reduced into our English valu­ation.

The Marks of a true Christian.

TO love one another, and to add to your Faith Virtue, to your Virtue Knowledge, which knowledge is to know God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent, which is Life eternal; and to your know [...]edge add Tempe­rance, and to your Temperance add Patience; for that runs the Race, and obtains the Crown of Life; and unto Patience, Godliness, in that brotherly kindness is known.

The Names which the Devil in Scripture is called by.

The Serpent, and Adversary: An Enemy to Man: The Devil, who is a Destroyer; the old Dragon: Belial: The God of the World, who rules the World in wickedness: The Prince of this World, who gives forth his Law of death and Sin, and rules in wicked­ness and unrighteousness, which got in to A­dam and Eve by his lies and subtilty, and their disobedience, & rules in the hearts of the dis­obedient: the Spirit and Prince of Darkness which fills people with darkness, and makes them hate the Light of Christ, and blinds all his Subjects, that they call the Light of Christ natural, and Created, and Conscience: And the Devil is called [...]eelzehub Prince of Devils: [Page 36] the Accuser of the Breihren: And this Devil, Sathan, and Serpent made all his Subjects call the people of God Bablers, pestilent Fel­lows, Movers of Sedition, Ring leaders of Sects, Acts 24. Turners of the World upside down, a people that are cursed and unlearned, ignorant, Schismaticks, Hereticks, Phana­ticks; and these are them that rage so against the Light within, which doth give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the Face of Christ Iesus, and are so mad against the heavenly Treasure in the earthen Vessels, 2 Cor. 4. And these be of the same Spirit that the Iews were in, that said, Christ the Light had a Devil, and by the Prince of Devils, cast out Devils.

The Names which the Children of God are called by.

The Children of God are called the Children of the Light, and the Seed of Abraham; and the Lot of God's Inheritance, and his Ser­vants, and Hand maids, Sons and Daughters, and the Elect of God before the Foundation of the World, and the Children of God, then Heirs of God, 1 Peter, And they are called the Saints of God, the Church of God, Temple of God, Sheep and Lambs of Christ, Brethren of Christ, Spouse and Wife of Christ, a chosen Generation, a royal Priest-hood, offering up spiritual Sacri­fices [Page 37] to God, who is a Spirit, a holy Nation, a peculiar People, the Children of the Light, and of the Day; which makes all the Children of the Night and of Darkness, to rage against them: They are called the Light of the World, and the Salt of the Earth, and a City set on a Hill, that cannot be hid, and against this City doth Mystery Babylon the great City fight, with her Children; but they cannot prevail, for the lamb and the Saints shall have the Victory.

What Christ is called.

Christ our Lord and Master, crucified in spiritual Sodom and Aegypt, is called The Won­derfull Counsellor, who doth counsel people of the possession of their Salvation, and of a Kingdom, and of a Life, and of a World that hath no end; and how to walk that they may honour God through him: He is called The mighty God, and the everlasting Father, the Prince of peace, who rules in Righteousness and Peace amongst his Children, Christ Iesus the Saviour, and Christ the Light of the World, the anointed of God, the Emmanuel, that is God with us, THE LORD OUR RIGHTE­OUSNESS, Iustification and Sanctification, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Word of God, that hammers down and cuts down sin, and burns it up▪ who is the Elect and [Page 38] precious laid in Sion, to all the Sons and Daughters of Sion, the Lion of the Tribe of Iudah, who rends to pieces the old Dragon, and bruises the Serpent's He [...]d, and Jesus Christ our Lord; a Lord is a Ruler, so Christ is a Lord to rule and order, and govern, and dispose his People, and so he hath the reve­rence and honour: for he rules, and orders, and governs, in Righteousness, Holiness, Virtue, Purity, and Equity, and Godliness and Truth, and in Wisdom, Power, light and life.

The CATECHISM.

HOw many Offices has Christ in his Church? The Baptists and Teachers of the World tell as Christ has but three.

Yes Child, he has many more than three.

1. His Priestly Office, when he offered up himself for the People in the whole World; and sprinkles the hearts and consciences of his People with his Blood, to cleanse them from dead Works, to serve the living God, and to offer up and present his Church without spot or wrinkle to God.

2. The King [...]y Office is to subdue all the Enemies of man, the Devil and his Works, [Page 39] and to subdue all his Enemies under his Feet, and to give forth the law of love, law of life, law of Spirit, law of Faith; and he to reign whose right it is, and to rule in the hearts of his people by Faith; who is King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.

3. His Prophetical Office; Christ is a Pro­phet raised up like unto Moses, who is to be heard in all things, who speaks to you by his light, Power, and Spirit; and opens unto you by his power, spirit and light, things to come.

4. Christ hath the Office of a Bishop, to over see thy Soul, Spirit, and Mind, that thou dost not go astray from him, who is light and Salvation.

5. He hath the Office of a Shephard, who puts his Sheep forth out of the Prison and Captivity of old Adam and the Serpent, out of the Jaws of Death and the Pit, wherein there is no Water, and the Graves of old A­dam, and out of his Bryars and Thorns, and Christ goes before them as a Shepherd, and they know his Voice, and a stranger they will not follow, and he brings them to the Past­ure of life, and to the Waters and Springs of life, where he feeds them and fills them a­bundantly; Christ doth, who is the life.

6. And he hath the Office of a Minister, to minister Grace and Truth unto thee, and [Page 40] Glory, and Faith, and the Heavenly Riches, and light, and Power, and Strength.

7 He hath the Office of a Teacher, whom God hath anointed to preach (the spirit of the Lord is upon him) to bind up the Broken heart­ed, to open the eyes of the Blind, to set the Captive at liberty, and the Prisoner free, and to teach thee the way of life, Salvation, Ho­liness, and Godliness, the way of the Redeem­ed, and the way of the Lord which is perfect, and the way of the Just, which is a shining Light, distinct from the way of the Unjust, which is Darkness.

8. He hath the Office of a Physician, to heal thee of thy Sicknesses and Infirmities, thy Deafness and blindness, who is a Physician of value, Christ Iesus.

9. He hath the Office of a Mediator and In­terceder, who mediates and makes intercession for thee to God, that thou maist pass to God through him, who is able to save to the ut­most.

10. He hath the Office of a Captain of thy Salvation, who conquers the Devil and his Works, Hell, Death, and the Grave; who trains up and disciplines his Souldiers with the heavenly Armour, the Brest plate of Righte­ousness, and the Helmet of Salvation, and the Armour of Light, and shoes the Feet with the preparation of the Gospel; and this Ar­mour [Page 41] is proof being tryed; and the Arms are, the Shield of Faith, the Sword of the Spi­rit, the Word of God; and Christ trains up his Souldiers to keep their Ranks in Righte­ousness, in Godliness, in Holiness, in Truth, in Life, that they may stand against Death, and stand against Darkness, Unrighteousness, Unholiness, and the Power and Prince of it, but doth not wrestle nor war with flesh and blood, but with spiritual wickedness, and Rulers of Darkness in High places, &c. And many more Offices, as thou readest the Scriptures, thou wilt see Child, as thou growest in Truth, that Christ hath; for Christ is the Way, the Truth and the Life, and the Leader of people to God, whom old Adam and the Serpent hath led from God.

What is it that gives the knowledge of God? and where is it?

The Light which shines in the heart, it gives the knowledge of the Glory of God in the Face of Christ Jesus 2 Cor. 4.

What brings Salvation?

The Grace of God which hath appear­ed to all men, brings Salvation, Titus 2.11. which Grace teacheth us to deny ungodliness and worldly Lusts, that we should live sober­ly, and righteously, and godly in this present World.

What is the true Hope, from the Hy­pocrites?

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The true hope is Christ, in you the hope of Glory, Col. 1.27.

Who are them which seek that which comes from above?

Them that he risen with Christ and dead with him, their affections are set on things above, and not on thing [...] on the Earth.

What makes a man a Believer? and how cometh a man or woman to be a Be [...]iever?

Christ Jesus teaches thee how to be­lieve, and what to believe in, I [...]h [...]. 12.36. While you have the Light believe in the Light; so there are no true Believers, but who believe in the Light; so Christ teaches people to be­lieve in the Light, which Light manifests all things; it manifesteth Christ to be its Sa­viour, its way, its Light, and to be its Medi­ator; for the light cometh from Christ, who is the Light that enlightens every man that comes into the World, that all through him might believe, Iohn 1.

What makes a Child of Light, and to come to ha [...]e that honourable Name after God, who is Light?

By believing in the Light he becomes a Child of Light; and so Children of the day; and so there are no Children of the light, nor Children of the Day; but first they believe in the light.

What is that which shall lead into all Truth?

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It is the Spirit of Truth which must lead into all Truth.

Where is the Spirit?

Within.

What shall reprove the World of sin, of their righteousness, and of their Iudgment?

It is the Spirit of Truth that leads the Saints into all Truth.

In what is God worshipped?

He is worshipped in Spirit and in the Truth.

Where is the Spirit, and where is this Truth?

The Spirit is within, and the Truth is within, in the inward parts, by which Spi­rit God is known; and by the Truth the God of Truth is known.

what is God?

God is a Spirit.

where is the Church?

The Church is in God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 Thes. 1.1.

what is the Church?

The people of God, which he hath purchased with his own Blood.

was Christ's blood shed for all? and did be taste death for every man? and was he an offering for the sins of the whole world?

Yes, his blood was shed for all men, and he tasted Death for every man, &c. tho some crample the blood of the New covenant [Page 44] under their feet, and deny the Lord Jesus that bought them.

who is he that must instruct people?

Neh. 9. Thou maist see how God gave his people his good Spirit to instruct them in the ways of righteousness and holiness, and in the way of the Lord, which is perfect.

what is the just man's Path? and what the unjust man's Path?

The path of the Just is a shining light, which shines more and more till the perfect day; but the path of the wicked is Darkness.

wherewith shall a young man cleanse his ways?

By taking heed to the Word.

where is the word?

In the heart and the mouth, to obey it, and do it, Rom. 10.

what is the good old way? and which is the new and living way, and which of these ways must we walk in?

The good old way was the way a­mong the outward Iews which they were to walk in; but the new and living way is Christ Jesus, which thou and all true Christians must walk in.

what was that Image of God that Adam was made in? was it from below or from a­bove?

It was from above, from God, of [Page 45] his Image and Righteousness, likeness and holiness; the Image of God was not of the Earth from below.

what is meant of that Rib Eve was made of?

A Rib is a beam or a side piece, which was part of the building of the whole Crea­tion, so she was called Woman because she was taken from man; for Eve signifies Living; and she was the Mother of all living, Gen. 1.

How many Faiths are there? and which is the [...]r [...]e one?

There is one Faith; and the true faith is that which works by love, and purifies the heart, and justifies thee, and saves thee and gives thee Victory over that which separates thee from God, through which Faith thou hast access to God, in which Faith thou pleasest God, and hast unity with him, and them that please God.

How many Baptisms are there?

One.

who is the Baptizer?

Christ; for Iohn is decreased, and Christ is increased that is the one Baptism that saves: he baptizeth with the Holy Ghost and with Fire, and burns up the Chaff with un­quenchable fire, who comes with his Fan, and throughly purges his Floor, and gathers his Wheat into the Garner.

what is the Wheat?

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The Wheat is the Seed of God.

what is the Chaff?

The body of Death, and the body of the sins of [...]he flesh, and the corruptions that must be all plunged down to the Fire.

what is that Joedan that John baptized in.

Ior. is a River, and dan is Judgment; he dipt them in the River of Judgment.

what is the ministers of Christ's Works?

Christ gave Gifts unto men for the Work and Ministry, and their work was for the perfecting the Saints, an [...] for the edifying the body of Christ, till we be all come to the unity of the Faith, the knowledge of the Son of God, [Mark] and unto a perfect man, and un­to the measure of the stature of the Fulness of Christ.

And are these Christ's ministers?

Yes.

And what are the rest that do not bring People to this stature, such as tosses People to and fro, and carries them with their c [...]nning flights and craftiness of men, and lies to de­ceive them?

Yes, they are them that bring people to no stability, Ephes. 4.

what is the Scripture? Are they the word of God?

The Scriptures signifies writings; the Scriptures of Truth are the Words of God; [Page 47] Christ's Name is called the Word in the Reve­lations, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word, Iohn. 1.

what is the Original of Sin?

Original is the beginning; the begin­ning of sin was the Devil.

And who destroys him?

Christ Jesus destroys the Devil and his Works, and through Death destroys Death, and the Devil who has the power of Death; and the Seed of the Woman shall bruise the Serpents Head.

what Seed was that?

Christ Jesus.

To bruise, how is that?

It is to break to pieces, to crush, to break into pieces, and into powder his strength and power.

Master, the Star g [...]zers tell me, all Light comes from the S [...]n.

Read Genesis 1. there thou wilt see, there was Light and Day, and there was three days before the Sun was made.

What is the Church Fellowship?

It is the Gospel Fellowship.

what is the Gospell?

The Gospel, it is the power of God unto Salvation to every one that believeth; so the Power of God (the Gospel) is everlasting

what is the Cross of Christ?

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The Cross of Christ is the Power of God, and this is foolishness to them that pe­rish, and set up a wooden or a stone or iron Cross, or any outward Cross.

What is the ministration of condemnation, which was glorious? And what is that a mini­stration that exceeds it in glory?

The Ministration of Condemnation was the Law that [...] hold upon the outward Actions of Men and Women; but the Mini­stration of Restauration that exceeds it in Glo­ry is Christ, that takes away the Root of sin, which the Fruits of sin proceeded from▪ and the Law took hold upon the outward Action, which Christ takes away the Root of, and so makes the Root and the Branches holy▪ who destroys the Devil and his works, and bruiseth the Serpents head, Christ doth, by whom all things were made & created, who was glorified with the Father before the World [...]egan, and set up from everlasting to everlasting, the begin­ning and ending, the first and last.

Who is the Christian Sabbath or Rest?

Christ Jesus; he that believeth hath entred into his Rest, and ceased from his own Works, as God did from his, and so Christ is the Rest by whom all things are made and Created, and there is Rest and Peace in him, but not in old Adam.

Is the Light sufficient for Salvation?

Yes, by believing in the Light, thou shalt be a Child of Light.

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Who are true Christians?

Such as believe in the Light of Christ, [...] led and guided by Christ Jesus.

Why are the true Christians called Qua­kers in this Age.

It is in scorn and derision that they are so called, to render them and the Truth odi­ous to the People, that so they might not re­ceive the Truth and be saved: Yet quaking & trembling is no new thing; for thou maist read of Quakers in the Scriptures, as in Heb. 12.21. Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake. And it is said, Son of man, eat thy Bread with Quaking, and drink thy Water with Trembling. And when Daniel saw a Vision, a great quak­ing fell upon the men that were with him: And Habakkuk his Belly trembled, and his Lips quivered, Hab. 3.16.

Sure those that scoffingly call the true Christians Quakers, never read these Scrip­tures; for they prove very plain, that there were Quakers in the Primitive times: But why do the people called Quakers say Thee and Thou to a single person? Is that according to the Scrip­tures?

Yes, it is the proper Language to a single person, and according to the Scripture; God said Thee and Thou to Adam, and Adam said Thou to God; and people say Thee and Thou in their Prayers; and it is the Pride in peoples Hearts that cannot take that Language [Page 50] themselves which they give to God; And God said Thee and Thou to Moses, and Moses said Thee and Thou to God again: Iacob said Thee and Thou to Laban, and Laban said Thee and Thou to him again; and Iacob and his Sons said Thee and Thou to each other, Gen. 43. to Chap. 49.

And Ieptha, who was a Judge in Israel, did Thee and Thou his Daughter, and she did Thee and Thou her Father the Judge again, Iudg. 11. And when Daniel and the 3 Child­ren were before the King, upon Examination, they said Thou to the King; and the [...]ldeans did Thou the King Dan. 3. And Paul did Thou the King Agrippa: And many other Examples there be in Scriptures; but these are sufficient; And Thee and Thou is singular Number, and to be spoken to one You or Ye the plural Num­ber, and to be spoken unto more than one.

I am very well satisfied that Thee and Thou is the proper Language to a single Person, and You to more than one; but the People cal­led Quakers will not put off their Ha [...]s, nor bow, nor give-flattering Titles to People; what Scriptures have they for that?

With God there is no respect of per­sons; and Iames said, If you have respect of persons you commit sin, and are convinced o [...] the Law as transgressors; and in Iob Elihu said, Let me not, I pray you, accept any mans per­son, neither let me give flattering Titles unto Man; for I know not to give flattering Titles, [Page 51] in so doing my Maker would soon take me a­way, Ioh. 32.21▪ 22.

They say the people called Quakers de­ny the Scriptures.

No, they own the Scriptures more than any people, for they walk in the Light or Christ Jesus, and by following him do wit­ness the Scriptures fulfilled in them, & people that live in sin, and that are guided by the evil Spirit, they are contrary to the Scriptures, and it is a Book sealed to them; and they who hate to be reformed, have nothing to do to speak of the Saints and holy men of Gods con­ditions mentioned in Scripture▪

The People called Quakers do not call [...]heir Days and Months as other Professors do.

No, Professors and People are so far degenerated from Truth that they have lost the very form of sound Words used by the Primitive Christians.

How did the Primitive Saints call their days and months?

God made the World in six Days & rested the seventh Day, and he called the Eve­ning and Morning the first Day, and the Eve­ning and the Morning the second Day, and the third Day, &c. And Christ rose on the first day of the Week, and they came to the Sepulchre when the Iews Sabbath was ended, on the first Day of the Week the Disciples met together: And in Ex. 12.2. This month shall be unto you the beginning of months, it shall be the first [Page 52] month of the year to you▪ And in Ex▪ 16. Mo­ses [...], the fi [...]teenth day of the second Month, and the Scriptures say, the third Month, and fourth month &c.

Who invented these Names of Sunday, Monday, &c. and calling the month March, April, May, &c.

The old Pagan Saxons in their Idola­try were the first that brought in the names of the Days after that manner, and these called Christians, have retained them to this day. The first Day of the week they worshipped the Idol of the Sun, from whence came Sun­day; The second Day of the Week they wor­shipped the Moon, from whence came Moon­day or Monday; the third day they worshipped the Idol of the Planets, which they called Tu [...]sco ▪ from whence came Tuesday; and from the Idol Woden came Wednesday; and from the Idol Thor came Thursday; and from the Idol Friga came Friday; and from the Idol Seater came Saturday. And the Heathen called Mars the God of Battle, and from thence they called the first Month March: And Venus they called the Goddess of Love and beauty, and from thence they called the second Month April; And Maja a heathen Goddess called Flora; Flora and Cloris were called the God­desses of Flowers; Unto Maja the heathen Idolaters used to sacrifice, from thence was the third Month called May; and upon the [Page 53] first day of th [...] [...] Month they [...] keep Floralia [...]ea [...]s to the two Goddesses of Flow­ers (viz) Flora and Cloris, and Flora w [...]s a Strumpet in Rome, that used on the first Day of that Month, to set up a May pole before her Door, to entice her Lovers, from whence cam [...] May poles to be first observed: And from the heathens Goddess Iuno is the fourth Month called Iune: and in honour to Iulius Caesar a Roman Emperor, is the fifth Month called Iu­ly: and the sixth Month took its Name Au­gust, in honour of Augustus Caesar; and Sep­tember, October, November and December are called from the Latines: And one Ianus ▪ a King of Italy, was for his Wisdom pictured with two Faces, whom they honoured as a God: and from this name Ianus was the ele­venth Month called Ianuary: and Sa [...]utnus, Pluto Februs, were called the Gods or Hell, whom the Heathen said, had the rule of the e­vil Spirits there, and from Pluto Februs, was the twelfth Month called February.

Who have been the Ministers and In­structers of these people that they are erred so from Scripture Example? Let me have some marks and signs by which I may know the De­ceivers and false Prophets?

The marks the Schriptures give of Deceivers and false Prophets are these: I shall set them down in short, that thou maist re­member them the better.

[Page 54]1. They are such as bear rule by their Means, Ier. 30.31. Mat. 10.19, 20.

2. They are such as seek for their Gain from their Quarters, Isa. 56.

3. They seek for the Fleece, and make a prey upon the People, Ezek. 34.1, 2, 3.

4. They are such as preach for Hire, and Divine for Money, Mic. 2.11.

5. They cry Peace so long as People put in­to their Mouthes; but when any come to see them to be Deceivers, and cannot put into their Mouthes; nor give them gifts then they prepare War against them, Mic. 3.5. Hos. 6.9.

6. They run when the Lord never sent them, and prophesie Lies in his Name, Ier. 14.4.

7. They stand praying in the Synagogues, they love the uppermost Rooms at Feasts, and the chief Seats in the Synagogues, and love Greetings in the Markets, and to be called of men Master, and they make them broad Phi­lacteries on their Garments, that they may be taken notice of; for they do that they do to be seen of Men, and are proud and covetous, and they come of Cain's Stock, for they are full of Envy and are in Balaam's way, who was erred from the Spirit of God, and recei­ved the Wages of Unrighteousness, and so do they, 2 Peter 2. Iudge 11.

8. They are such as sprinkle Infants, for which they have no rule in Scripture; and tell people it is an Ordinance of Christ; when it [Page 55] is but one of their own Inventions, and so are Liars and Deceivers.

9. They tell people they shall never be free from sin whilst they live here.

10. They are made Ministers by the Will of man, and men uphold them: If thou meetest with them and seest those Fruits brought forth by them, then beware of them; for they have got on sheeps Cloathing, but inwardly they are ravening Wolves.

How may I know the true Ministers?

I may give thee some Marks how to know them.

1. The true Ministers of Christ, as they have received the Gift of God freely, so they mini­ster freely from the same; as good Stewards of the manifuld Grace of God, and they do unto all Men as they would have all Men do unto them.

2. They do not strive for Mastership, like the false Prophets; but are gentle unto all men, and apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, 2 Tim. 2.22. that so the Church may be edified.

3. The true Ministers have no mans person in admiration because of advantage, but are men of sorrows, despised and rejected of men, as Christ was; and they are not made Minist­ers by the Will of man but by Christ Jesus, and are blameless as the Stewards of God, not self-willed, nor soon angry, nor given to Wine; [Page 56] no Strikers; nor greedy of filthy Lucre, Tit. 1.7.

4. And the true Ministers work was, for the perfecting of the Saints, for the edifying of the Body of Christ: and the true Ministers were not bred up seven years at the Colledges, as the Deceivers are now; but the Lord called Trad [...]men, to be Ministers; Moses was a Keeper of Sheep, and Iacob and David were Keepers o [...] Sheep, and Elisha was a Plough­man, and Amos a Herdiman and Peter and Iohn Fishermen, and Paul a Tent maker.

The people called Quakers are mocked, hated, persecuted, and imprisoned; was it so with the people of God in former Ages?

Yes, the people of God were in all Ages mock'd, persecuted, imprisoned and suf­fere [...]s. Elisha the Prophet was mocked, and called Bald-head. And the Lord sent his Mes­sengers, rising up betimes and sending because he had compassion on his People; but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his Words, and misused his Prophets, where the Wrath of the Lord was against them, Chron. 36.15. And David was despised of the people, they laughed him to scorn, they shot out their Lips and shaked their heads at him: And in Psal. 69.12. David said, Sack-cloth is my Garment, and I am become a Proverb to them, and I am the Song of the Drunkards. And Ier. 20.7. Ieremiah said, I am in derision dai­ly, every one mocketh me. And thou maist read [Page 57] before, how he was persecuted, and put in the D [...]ngeon. And David said, The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me, and they have laid a S [...]are for me. And Iob said, I am [...] one mocked of his Neighbour: and said, The just and upright man is laughed to Scorn, Job 12.4. and said, Now I am their Song; yea, I am their By-word; they abhor me, and spare not to spit in my Face. And in Acts thou maist read, how Herod the King stretcht forth his hand to vex some of the Church of Christ; and how he killed Iames and imprisoned Peter; and how Paul and Silas had their Cloaths torn off, and after they had received many stripes, they cast them into Prison, and a strict charge was given to the Goaler to keep them safely, who to r [...]st them into the inner Prison; and made their Feet fast in the Stocks: and above forty of the Iews bound themselves under a Curse, that they would neither eat not drink till they had killed Paul. And Acts 22. when Paul spake to the people, some of them cried, A­way with such a Fellow from the Earth; for it as not fit that he should live. And in Acts 24. [...]or we have found this man a pestilent Fellow, and a mover of Sedition, and a Ring-leader of the Sect of the Nazarens: And Christ himself was derided by the Pharisees, Luke 16. And Paul said, Whosoever will live Godly in Christ Iesus, must suffer Persecution, for it is through many Tribulations we must enter into the King­dom of Heaven.

Proverbs, which are short wise Sentences, ve­ry necessary for children to Read and Learn.

CHasten thy Son whilst there is hope and let not thy Soul spare for his crying, Prov. 19.18.

He that spareth his Rod hateth his Son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Every Child is known by his doing, wheth­er his Work be pure, and whether it be right, Prov. 20.11.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a Child, but the Rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

With-hold not correction from thy Child, for i [...] thou beatest him with the Rod he shall not die.

A Child left to himself bringeth his Mother to shame.

The Father of the Righteous shall greatly rejoyce; and he that begetteth a wise Child shall have great joy of him.

Better is a poor and wise Child, than an old and foolish King, who will no more be ad­monished.

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble, [...] like a broken tooth, and a Foot out of joynt.

A wife Son maketh a glad Father, but a foolish Son is the heaviness of his Mother.

Apply thy Heart to Instruction, and thine [Page 59] Ears to the Words of Knowledge.

Whoso loveth instruction loveth Know­ledge; but he that hateth Reproof it brutish.

He is in the way of Life that keepeth In­struction; but he that refuseth Reproof erreth.

The commandment is a Lamp, and the Law is Light, and Reproofs of Instruction are the ways of Life.

He that re [...]seth Instruction, despiseth his own Soul, but he that heareth Reproof getteth Understanding.

A proud Look and a lying Tongue the Lord hateth, Prov. 6.17.

Wisdom is the principle thing therefore get Wisdom; and with all thy getting get Understanding.

Walk in the way of good men, and keep the Paths of the Righteous, Prov. 2.20.

Directions to Read and Spell truly.

OBserve, that the first Letter of all proper Names and beginning of Sentences are to be greater Letters.

A Dipthong is the sounding of any two or more Vowels together, without any Conso­nant between them: they are commonly used in Words of one Syllable, there are nine Dip­thongs.

ai, or ay, as in maid, may

au, or aw, as Laud, Law.

[Page 60]ea, as earth.

ee, as seed.

ei, as heir.

eu, or ew, as feud, grew,

oi, or oy, as coi, boy, joy.

oo, as good.

ou, or ow, as loud, low.

A Consonant is a Letter that maketh a sound with a Vowel.

A Syllable is a perfect sound, made some­times of Vowels only, and sometimes of Vow­els and Consonants; no Syllable hath above eight Letters in it, as Strength, neither hath any Word above seven Syllables in the English Tongue, as Re-con-ci li a ti on.

Observe how many Vowels there are in a Word so many Syllables it hath in it, as in Re con-ci li a ti on, except the Word end in e or es, as in have and Iames; or if there be a Dipthong in it, as in may or your: after o is always u with another Vowel, as in quick.

After true Spelling, these seven Points are to be observed in Reading, for keeping the Sence.

(,) A Comma is a little stop or breathing; as, Behold O Lord,

(;) A. Semi colon is a longer stop or breath­ing; as for I am in distress;

(:) A Colon is commonly put in the middle of a Sentence; as, my bowels are troubled: [Page 61] my Heart is turned within me, for I haue grie­uously rebelled.

(.) A Period is a full stop, and is put af­ter a full Sentence; as, Abroad the Sword, bereaueth, at home there is a Dearth.

() A Parenthesis is when some Words may be left out, and yet the Sentence perfect; as, For I know that in me (that is in my Flesh) dwelleth no good Thing—for his Letters (say they) are weighty and powerful, &c.

(?) An Interrogation is put always after a Question asked? as, Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? or, Were you baptized in the Name of Paul?

(!) An Admiration is a Note of Wondring or crying out; as, O the depth of the Riches both of the Wisdom and Knowledge of God! How un­searchable are his ways and his judgment past finding out!

Derections for Notes.

An Asterism

*

A Section

§

A Paragraph

 

A Note for extraordinary Passages

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The Crotchets

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Hard Words used in our English Tongue explained.

Directions for true spelling and writing English Words, which are alike in sound, yet un­like in their significations:

Proper Names in Scripture, with their Signi­fication in English.

Seven Numeral Letters.

• One—I
• Five—V
• Ten—X
• Fifty—L
• One hundred—C
• Five hundred—D
• One thousand—M

Numbers expressed by Letters.

Eleven XI. Twelve XII. Thirteen XIII. Fourteen XIV. Fifteen XV. Sixteen XVI. Seventeen XVII. Eighteen XVIII. Nineteen XIX.

The Table of Numeration, whereby any Num­ber may be expressed.

• I One 1
• X Ten 10
• C an Hundred 100
• I Thousand 1000
• X Thousand 10000
• C Thousand 100000
• I Million 1000000
• X of Millions 10000000
• C of Millions 100000000

999 Millions 999 Thousand 999 Nine.

The Table of Multiplication.

9 times 9 is 81

10 times 10 is 100

10 times 100 is 1000

Concerning Weights, Measures, &c.

THere are two kinds of Weights used in England, as, Troy and Averdupois; By Troy Weight, Gold & Silver is weighed; Troy [Page 98] Weight contains in every Pound twelve Oun­ces, in every Ounce twenty Peny weight, in e­very Peny weight twenty four Grains.

By Averdupois Weight is weighed all Gro­cery Ware, all Drugs and Iron, Lead and Tin &c. and it contains sixteen Ounces to the Pound, twenty eight Pounds make one quarter of a Hundred, fifty six Pounds make two quar­ters, eighty four Pounds three quarters, a hundred and twelve Pounds make one Hundred weight, and twenty Hundreds make one Tun

In dry Measure, sixteen Pints make one Peck, and four Pecks make one Bushel.

In Cloth Measure, four Nails is one quar­ter of a Yard, and one yard is four quarters, one Ell Flemish is three quarters of a Yard, one Ell English is five quarters of a Yard.

In reckoning Time, sixty Minutes make one Hour, twenty four Hours make one Day, and three hundred sixty five Days make one Year

In measuring Wine, two Pints make one Quart, two Quarts one Pottle; two Pottles one Gallon, sixty three Gallons one Hogshead, and four Hogsheads one Tun; one Gallon of Wine contains eight Pound of Troy weight.

In long Measure, three Barley corns make [...]ne Inch, twelve Inches a Foot▪ three Feet Yard, five Yards and a half a [...]earch; forty Pearches in length and four in breadth make an Acre, four in breadth and ten in length make a Rood, which is a [Page 99] quarter of an Acre, so that an Acre [...]hath forty three thousand five hundred and sixty square Feet, four thousand eight hundred and fourty square Yards. Eight Furlongs is an English Mile, fourty Poles is a Furlong, sixteen Foot and a half make one Pole, three feet make one Yard· The compass of the Earth is suppo­sed to be three hundred and sixty degrees, or one and twenty thousand and seven hundred Italian Miles.

A ready Way to reckon what ones daily Expen­ces come unto in a whole Year.

IF thou spendest six pence a day, and wouldst know how much it comes to in the year; which to know say thus; six pence the Day, is six Pound, six Half Pounds, six Groats and six Pence; which makes nine Pound two shil­lings and six Pence. Again; seven Pence the Day, is seven Pounds, seven hal [...] pounds, seven Groats and seven pence in the Year; which makes ten Pounds▪ twelve Shillings and eleven Pence; the like reckon of any other Sum.

Note that l. stands over Pounds, s. over Shil­lings, d. over Pence, and q. over Farthings.

The Significations of divers Words commonly used, but hard to be understood.

BIble, (Greek) containing several Books. Evangelist, (Greek) a bringer of glad Tidings, a Preacher of the Gospel.

Ephemerides (Greek) Journals, or Books wherein daily Actions are registred, also Astro­nomical Calculation.

Epact, A ce [...]tain number of daies, by which the Solary Year exceedeth the Lunary, which number of Excess is eleven, in regard the Lu­nary consisting but of 29 days, and one and a half maketh but [...]4 daies in a year, whereas the Solary Year hath 365 days and a quarter: For the Equation of which Years differing thus eleven days, certain days are yearly sup­plied by the Epact, never exceeding 30 (be­cause the days between change and change of the Moon never exceed that number) until a thirteen Month be added, whereby every third year becomes Embolismal, being a Lunary Leap year.

Embolism, (Greek) signifieth a casting in of the day which is added to the Leap year.

To find out the Epact of each year, do thus; To the Epact of the last year add 11· and the sum of these two make the Epact, if it sur­mount 30 then take 30 out, and that which rests above 30 is the Epact for that year.

To know the age of the Moon by the Epact [Page 102] without an Almnack; add the days of the Month wherein thou wouldst know the Ep [...]ct; and as many daies more as are Months from the first Month called March, to that Month, including both Months, out of the which substract 30 as often as may be, the age re­maineth; if nothing remain, the Moon chang­eth that day.

The Golden Number, so called; because it was written in the Kalender with Letters of Gold, right at the day whereon the Moon changed; and it is the space of 19 Years in which the Moon returneth to the self same day of the Year of the Sun, and therefore is called the Circle of the Moon, in the which the Solstices and Equinoctials return to all one point in the Zodiack.

To find it every Year, add one Year to the Year of Christ, then divide the whole by 19, and that which resteth is the Golden Number for that Year, if there be no Surplusage, it is then 19.

Note, That the Golden Number and Domi­nical Letter doth change every year the first day of the eleventh Month, and the Epact the first day of the first Month for ever; and the Year always begins the twenty fifth of the first Month.

A perpetual Almanack.

THE EXPLANATION.

IN the three upper Columns are the 1 [...] Months, & under them the Figures for th [...] days of the Month, from 1 till 31, under them the Dominical Letters; and in the lower part the figures for the Days of the Week, from the first day to the seventh, & in the two Co­lumns on the left Hand, the first has the Domi­nical Letters, & the other the Year of the Lord.

Now, to know the Day, First find out the Year, next see what Dominical Letter is against that Year, which Letter Find in the lower part of the Almanack, and the Figure under that is the Day of the Week, for thy Observa­tion for the whole Year; only every Leap year hath two Dominical Letters; the First gives the Observation for the eleventh and twelfth Month, and the next for all the Year after.

In the Year 1 [...]75. C is the Dominical Letter for that Year, which directs to the Fifth Day being under it; which is the Observation for that Year: So that the First Fifth Day of the First Month, is the fourth day of the Month; the First Fifth Day of the second Month, is [...] First Day of the Month, & so reckon forward